Weighing scale



Jan. 10, 1933. M. H. STARR 1,894,009

WEIGHING SCALE Filed se 't'. 29, 1931 a Sheets-Sheet 1 Monro/v A! STA/m ATTO RN EY M. H. STARR WEIGHING SCALE Jan. 10, 1933,

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M. H. STARR 1,894,009

WEIGHING SCALE Filed Sept. 29, 1951 s Sheets-Sheet 3 v Patented Jan. 10, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MORTON HULL STARR, F BELOIT, WISCONSIN WEIGHING SCALE Application filed September 29, 1931. Serial No. 565,853.

This invention relates to new and useful the necessity of sending the scale to the facimprovements in weighing scales generally, tory when the knife edges become worn. although more particularly to that type Another object of the invention is to proknown in the trade as motor truck scales. vide ease of inspection of the parts and ease In scales of the motor truck types, it is of manufacture.

desirable to design the lever system as sim- With these and other objects in view which ply as possible with respect to the number W111 more fully appear, the nature of the inof knife edges and bearings used, and also vention will be more clearly understood by to maintain the specific requirements to the following the description, the appended smallest amount consistent with good prac- Claims, and the several views illustrated in tice. The Howe lever system as used in mohe c ompanying drawings. tor truck scales satisfies these conditions to n he drawings a greater extent than other forms now on the Flgure 1 it top plan view of the main market, but owing to the manner in which the S0316 lever nd I s supportmg structure em levers th l are made, th d i bodying the subject matter of my invention known as the torsional type. This sigy,

.35 tages following the presence of combined use of the same knife edge carrying elements,

not be economically expanded to weigh highg e 2 1S a ver l al longitudinal secer capacities and still keep the structure f g the apphcatlon Of y within limits established by good scale praclnvelltmn P tice. The Howe lever system is popularly Flgure 3 1S a lp p VIEW 0f the 1 nifies that the portion of the levers joining Flgure 4 1s a p p l VIEW 0f the asthe principal knife edges must resist torsion, gl but taken at a dlfferent angle from and due to the overhang of the load knife lgllre r 0 5 edges with respect to the axes joining the ,Flgure U a VlelY Showmg dlfi'elem Darts support, the knife edges must also resist 1n pfrspecttve and i sel-mrzttedfelatlon. bending This combination of bending and F1gure 6 1s a vertical longitudinal sectional torsion causes extremely high stress moments through the lever frame and fulcrum and demands a shape of large sectional dimeni d ,id f sion to maintain the structures within reason- 1s a detall Sectlonal Vlew ShOWlng able space limits the1 ag lilstable fulcrum screw for the outer The object of this invention is to mainem 0 t emamlever y Referring to the drawin s I have located ta n th d ta e of sim l1c1t of that t e c of levei' sy s t ei m iind overdbme fhe disadv aiimy lnve-n-tlon m plt In each end of Whlch are positioned spaced fulcrum standards B,

B, each having its upper end bifurcated to form spaced guide arms 5, 5 which are connected by a bearing pin 6. The upper ends of the arms extend above the pin and form a vertical guide for a bearing block G which is seated on the bearing pin and projects above a wide variation in horlzonta-l dimensions th arms 5, 5 d i r vided on its upper ed e y be accommodated with a transversely extending knife edge seat Q S J P f l lllventlfim 1S 7. A lever frame D is associated with both 9 19 ,thls fiexlblhty Wlthout 1n X y standards, and comprises two longitudinally 45 jeopardizlng the weighing characteristics of t di g platform-supporting side arms 8, the scale. 8 of like construction, and a transverse tube Another object of the invention is to proor pipe 9 constituting a transverse load-supvide a construction which will permit the porting member. Each arm 8 is provided ready removal and replacement of the knife adjacent its inner end with a transverse bear- 50 edge carrying elements in the field without ing opening 10 of a diameter to freely receive torsional and bending moments in combina tion.

Another object is to provide flexibility in the disposition of the levers wherein by the the tube or pipe 9, and the arm adjacent its outer end is provided with a downwardly projecting and transversely extending knife edge 11. The knife edges 11, 11 of the arms 8, 8 are positioned in the seats 7 7 of the bearing blocks C, C, and the outer ends of the arms 8, 8 project beyond the knife edges 7 7 and are connected by a transverse fulcrum bar 12 preferably of angle iron construction, and preferably secured to the arms 8, 8 by bolts 13, 13. Thus, it will be seen that the transverse bar 12 and the transverse pipe 9 are located on opposite sides of the knife edges 11,11. The arms 8, 8 are each centrally 8 of the lever frame D, and adjacent its outer end the lever is formed with an opening 19 for freely receiving the pipe 9. The outer end of the lever extends upwardly and overhangs the fulcrum bar 12 to form a fulcrum nose 20. A vertically adjustable fulcrum screw 21 is threaded into the nose 20 for cooperation with the fulcrum bar 12, and is adapted to be retained in an adjusted posi tion by a clamping nut- 22. The inner end of the load-carrying lever arm E is connected to theindicatcr mechanism in the usual manner.

Considering the lever system statically, when loads are imposed upon the load knife edges of the side arms, predetermined reactions exist at the fulcrumed knife edges and knife edge in tip end of lever arm. These loads produce negative bending in the pipe and positive bending in the angle bar. The volume of these forces is determined by the ratio of the lever system. i

It Will be readily seen that by providing the side arms with a shape that is true to dimensions within the necessary limits, and adapting the associated parts to, but slidably mounted upon the side arms within the same necessary limit-s, the lever arm can occupy any position with relation to the knife edge side arms, and the length of the load-carrying lever arm may be adapted to suit conditions.

It is only necessary to control within the necessary limits, the center distances between the knife edges and the axis of the pipe in the manufacturing operations to provide interchangeability of these parts, inasmuch as the center distances cannot change due to wear as there is no relative movement between the lever arm and the control lever.

The centers of the associated parts not being subject to change through wear through the use of the scale, it follows that like parts with like center distances can be substituted for the original parts without affecting the characteristics of scale performance.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that the lever frame D, the fulcrum bar 12, and the load-carrying lever arm E conjointly form a lever, and that these parts of the lever are so disposed with respect to forces imposed by the load as to be' subject principally to bending stresses as distinguished from torsional stresses.

7 It is of course to be understood that the details of structure and arrangements of parts may be variously changed and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim 1. 111 a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrum-ed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms, and a load-carrying lever arm having a pivotal supporting connection intermediate its ends on the frame on the side of the fulcrum of said frame opposite the fulcrum bar and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith.

2. In a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms, and a load-carrying arm located intermediate the side arms of said frame and having a pivotal supporting connectionintermediate its ends on the frame on the side of the fulcrum of said frame opposite the fulcrumbar and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith.

3. In a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms, a load-carrying lever arm having a pivotal supporting connection intermediate its'ends on the frame on the side of the fulcrum of said frame opposite the fulcrum bar and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith, and a vertically adjustable fulcrum screw secured to the overhanging end of the lever for cooperation with the fulcrum bar.

1 4. In a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards and a pipe connectmg "the innerends of the arms, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms, and a load-carrying lever arm having a pivotal supporting connection intermediate its ends on the pipe and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith.

5. In a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards and a transversely disposed pipe loosely mounted in the inner ends of the arms, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms and disposed in parallelism with said pipe, and a load-carrying lever arm having a pivotal supporting connection intermediate its ends on the pipe and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith.

6. In a weighing scale, the combinatlon with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever 9. In a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of spaced fulcrum standards, of bearing blocks respectively fulcrumed on the standards, a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the bearing blocks, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms, and a load-carrying lever arm having a pivotal supporting connection intermediate its ends on the frame on the side of the fulcrum of said frame opposite the fulcrum bar and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MORTON HULL STARR.

frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards and a transversely disposed pipe loosely mounted in the inner ends of the arms, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms and disposed in parallelism with said pipe, and a load-carrying lever arm located intermediate the side arms of the frame and having supporting connection with the pipe and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith.

7 In a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards and a trans versely disposed pipe mounted in the inner ends of the arms, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms and disposed in parallelism with said pipe, and a load-carrying lever arm located intermediate the side arms of the frame and having pivotal supporting connection with the pipe and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith.

8. In a weighing scale, the combination with a pair of fulcrum standards, of a lever frame including spaced side arms respectively fulcrumed intermediate their inner and outer ends on the standards and a transverse load-carrying member connecting the inner ends of the arms, a fulcrum bar supported on the outer ends of the side arms, a load-carry ing lever arm having a pivotal supporting connection intermediate its ends on the transverse memher and having its outer end overhanging the bar for engagement therewith, the side arms intermediate the transverse member and the fulcrum axis of the frame being respectively formed with downwardly extending recesses, and platform-supporting blocks respectively located in the recesses and fulcrumed on the arms. 

